Hotter temps, lower prices to lift summer gas burns in Northeast, Southeast

摘要

Above-average summer temperatures along the US Eastern Seaboard and Southeast, combined with historically low gas prices there could drive upside risk for the regions’ power burn levels over the coming months. In a forecast published June 20, the US National Weather Service predicted a 33% to 40% chance for abnormally warm temperatures from July to September in states stretching from Maine to Florida. Warmer temperatures are also likely to prevail across much of the US Southeast including all or most of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, the Weather Service said.